RE: Cisco Network Design

2001-02-26 Thread Chuck Larrieu
This is the Enterprise Design Tool from NetformX. My employer has rolled this out to all us sales engineer types, and I use it regularly. Yes it is fairly decent, and I find it useful. Yes there are a number of irritating bugs. For example, one cannot place a redundant supervisor into a 6509. Th

RE: OSPF and frame relay issues

2001-03-08 Thread Chuck Larrieu
This brings to mind a question I have about the neighbor priority statement. According to the Doc CD, the default value for neighbor priority is 0 I have on a couple of recent labs entered neighbor a.b.c.d and when doing a show run seen the priority 1 added to the end of the line I have also sp

RE: corp. restrictions workaround?

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Typical layer 8 problem.. The department managers should be discussing this through their regular channels, working on changing policy. Instead they are asking you to "fix" something, hoping you will. Tell me something. If you were to circumvent company policy, were discovered, and fired, would

RE: Redistribution

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Probably the person who did it originally did not understand how the metrics should be set up. Reliability goes low to high. Lower is more reliable. Do a show ip protocol and look at the K values that are reported. I'm curious as to what they might show. Chuck -Original Message- From:

RE: Redistribution

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
00 11:33 AM To: Chuck Larrieu; Cisco Mail List; James Haynes Subject:RE: Redistribution At 10:14 AM 11/22/00, Chuck Larrieu wrote: >Probably the person who did it originally did not understand how the metrics >should be set up. > >Reliability goes low to high. Lower is more reliab

RE: Andersen Consulting

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Which consulting firms DON'T do that ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Gragido Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 12:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: Andersen Consulting Yes. They over

RE: Can 2523 use the same IOS as 2501

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
According to the Cisco upgrade planner yes all IOS images for the 2500 series will work on the 2501 through 2525 Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of michael Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 4:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subje

RE: cciebootcamp

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Speaking of which, I just got mine in the mail! 17 labs plus suggested configuration solutions. Plus support. Detailed drawings. Detailed scenarios. And a suggested troubleshooting preparation document. No I have not read much yet. But on the surface, this package looks to be of good value. I'll

RE: Redistribution - some experiments

2000-11-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
idays, everyone. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Priscilla Oppenheimer Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 1:38 PM To: Chuck Larrieu; Cisco Mail List; James Haynes Subject:RE: Redistribution At 12:00 PM 11/22/00, C

RE: annoying line after config t

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Another one I recently have come across is the ip tcp synwait-time, which allows one to manually set the time the router waits for a tcp connection to become established. While the documentation states that the purpose is to allow for long wait times because of slow links, congestion, or slow resp

RE: annoying line after config t

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Title: RE: annoying line after config t what would be some of the downsides to doing a no logging console?   as I turn my attention to Lab preparation, I find myself having to think in terms of tradeoffs. Those logging messages can be quite useful in troubleshooting situations.   Chuck -

RE: Lab Prep Locations

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
www.cisco.com lists several Cisco sponsored practice labs. Also, if you work for a Cisco partner, you may want to check into the cisco ASET labs. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/767/tre/aset/aset.shtml HTH Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

RE: Trace and traceroute on IOS

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
The full and proper command is "traceroute" This may be abbreviated to "trace" What differences are you seeing? Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John lay Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj

RE: annoying line after config t

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: annoying line after config t The whole point of a hosts file is so you don't need lookups! - Original Message ----- From: Chuck Larrieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dennis Laganiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: Why 53-bytes for a cell & AL GORE

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Politics is the art of compromise, which in and of itself is not necessarily a Bad Thing. I would venture the opinion that both 32 and 64 are poor choices in this more modern age. What was suitable or viable 10-15 years ago is no longer so. Data folks are now seriously discussing MTU's in the mul

RE: comparison between checkpoint firewall-1 and cisco pix 525

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I have heard both Cisco and Checkpoint sales engineers ( not in the same room at the same time ) agree to the following points: 1) Checkpoint management ( GUI ) is FAR superior to anything Cisco has. 2) PIX is FAR superior in terms of throughput 3) Everything else the vendors say are subject to i

RE: comparison between checkpoint firewall-1 and cisco pix 525

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
my customers are asking about. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of hal9001 Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 2:00 PM To: Chuck Larrieu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: comparison between checkpoint firewall-1 and cisco pix

Redistribution - distribute list uses

2000-11-25 Thread Chuck Larrieu
OK, just got through testing out on of the complex exercises found in the Slattery/Burton book Advanced IP Routing in Cisco Networks. I truly love this book, despite the number of technical errors I continue to find. I still recommend it, particularly with the new edition, which I believe should b

RE: IP Address Calculation [1:1010]

2000-11-26 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Part of the learning experience, as frustrating as it may be at times, is learning to separate the several grades of accurate from the several grades of inaccurate. One does this by reading from at least two sources, and asking questions on the forums. There are many wonderful sources out there, a

RE: IP routing tables

2000-11-26 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Show ip route [name of protocol] e.g to show all the RIP routes: show ip route rip HTH Chuck 133 days or so. Clock's ticking! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 4:07 PM To: [EMAIL

RE: IP routing tables - sorry

2000-11-26 Thread Chuck Larrieu
ehalf Of Chuck Larrieu Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: IP routing tables Show ip route [name of protocol] e.g to show all the RIP routes: show ip route rip HTH Chuck 133 days or so. Clock's ticking! -Origin

RE: RANT !!!!!! about CCDA

2000-11-27 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Wait'll he gets to the CCIE written! Just ask Cthulu! ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 6:39 PM To: Olden Pieterse Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:Re: RANT !! about CCDA He

Policy routing as security - thoughts?

2000-11-27 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I swear the digressions will be the death of me yet! I've been reading up on route-maps and policy routing. Got to thinking about something one of my associates at work said to me. He likes to use policy routing as a means of securing networks in extranet situations. You know - central site sells

RE: The future of MCNS (Security)

2000-11-28 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Good idea. Security is too complex and too important to allow folks to palm themselves off as security experts on the mere basis of having passed an overly broad 70 question test. ( JMHO ) Chuck CCNP / Security ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

RE: how to config a frame relay switch?

2000-11-28 Thread Chuck Larrieu
In general, the frame switch config is correct. I believe you have a typo in your frame route statement under int s 1/1 On your other routers, the interface commands are just your encapsulation frame-relay and then optionally your lmi-type and interface-dlci commands Trick of the trade. Frame-re

RE: question about loopback interfaces

2000-11-28 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Yes and no. recall that a DR is elected on a shared broadcast medium, typically ethernet. ( dumb question - how does this play out in a token ring environment? My supposition is that it would work out the same, even though TR is not a broadcast medium ) So if you were to change your scenario to t

RE: CCIE #6460

2000-11-28 Thread Chuck Larrieu
sheet. About 5 minutes later, the proctor returned with a yellow sticky note with my number on it. He then asked me if I would erase all of my configs and then I left with a huge grin on my face. I just couldn't believe that all of my studying paid off. I met Chuck Larrieu a few hours later for

RE: Switch preference (network topology) question

2000-11-28 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Jeff, in terms of design, security practice, and cost effectiveness, may I suggest a second 26xx router dedicated to the inter-vlan routing, thus separating your own internal frame network from your shared tenant services network. Costs a LOT less, is every bit as effective, and leaves some dolla

OSPF Lab - DR behaviour with loopbacks WAS: RE: question about loopback interfaces

2000-11-29 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Much as I personally rant about cross posting the two lists, I believe this one might be worth examination from all levels. Recall the questions and answers about the purpose of the loopback interface, particularly in OSPF. Among the answers proposed is that the loopback, being always up, provide

RE: what is meaning?

2000-11-29 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I'm reminded of the contract negotiation scene in the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera. :-> "The party of the first part shall be known as the party of the first part, and the party of the second part shall be known as the party of the second part." Taken out of context, I'm not sure I co

RE: About OSPF and Loopback port

2000-11-29 Thread Chuck Larrieu
OK Howard. I'm not afraid to look foolish in front of everyone. --- Howard's scenario: Scenario 1 (R1 is initially misconfigured) R1 E0: 10.6.0.1 DOWN R2 E0: 10.1.0.1 UP/UP E1: 10.5.0.2 UP/UP E1: 10.5.0.2 UP/UP E2: 10.2.0.1 UP/UP

RE: About OSPF and Loopback port

2000-11-29 Thread Chuck Larrieu
day evening. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chuck Larrieu Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 8:47 PM To: Howard C. Berkowitz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: About OSPF and Loopback port OK Howard. I'm not afraid to look fool

RE: Frame Relay - Real Life Problem

2000-11-30 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Adele, it looks to me like DLCI 16 is either incorrectly configured on the carrier side, or there is a problem on the carrier side. Way down on my list is something like the CSU is bad or incorrectly configured, or a wiring problem. The "deleted" indicates to me that at one time the router saw th

RE: Ask about training for CCIE Lab. Exam

2000-11-30 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Couple of thoughts come to mind: Installations unit for a VAR or a consulting firm that is busy ( keep banging out those configs ) ISP - tech support Managed network provider ( something like AT&T managed services, for example ) help desk / technical support area Along with the volumes of read

RE: O/T ballots-per-second musings

2000-11-30 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Less buggy systems? What, and put us all out of work? ;-> Technology is like the tax code The more perfect you try to make it, the more work it creates for those whose job it is to guide people through it. Uh uh. I say throw out the machines and go back to quill pen and parchment. I mean, co

RE: About OSPF and Loopback port

2000-11-30 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Chuck -----Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chuck Larrieu Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:47 PM To: Chuck Larrieu; Howard C. Berkowitz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: About OSPF and Loopback port OK, I have run a couple of Q&a

RE: OSPF Lab - DR behaviour with loopbacks WAS: RE: question about loopback interfaces

2000-12-01 Thread Chuck Larrieu
gain for this wonderful discussion. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tony Olzak Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:15 PM To: Jason; Erick B.; Chuck Larrieu; CCIE_Lab Groupstudy List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re:

RE: Hub-to-Switch connection problem

2000-12-01 Thread Chuck Larrieu
In my mis-spent youth, this was always explained to me as a DCE-DTE issue. NICs = DTE Hubs and switches = DCE DCE<-->DTE = ok DTE<-->DTE = crossover required, as in doing two PC's, or two router ethernets, back to back DCE<-->DCE = crossover required, as on switch to switch or hub to hub or swi

Cost of Design issues: WAS: O/T ballots-per-second musings

2000-12-01 Thread Chuck Larrieu
To bring this into a Cisco type context ( i.e. Design ) Recall that in any project, the cost of the hardware is probably your least expensive project component. There is the cost of software, installation, configuration, training, and maintenance. Especially when implementing new and leading edg

RE: 2610 csu/dsu configuration

2000-12-01 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Title: RE: 2610 csu/dsu configuration Don, I believe that a CSU is a layer one device. I have never seen any option on any CSU I have ever worked with, internal or external, for line encapsulation. It is always AMI / B8ZS and SF / ESF choices.   on the router interface is where you configure

RE: Fast Ethernet MTU Size

2000-12-01 Thread Chuck Larrieu
various media, including ATM at 4470 Learn something every day. Chuck -Original Message- From: Darren Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 8:29 PM To: Chuck Larrieu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Fast Ethernet MTU Size Hi Chuck, I'm no

List is s...l...o....w...

2000-12-02 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Making some of these conversations strained. I sure hope it comes up to a reasonable speed soon. Paul, if we take up a collection, would that help fix whatever ails? How much do you need? Chuck -- I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your life as it

Skip this one - just beating a dead horse - WAS: Hub-to-Switch connection problem

2000-12-02 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Well. To beat this horse to death, the DCE / DTE terminology comes from a different era, and out of the telephone world. DTE = date terminal equipment DCE = data circuit equipment ( well, that's what it's called in some books. others call it data circuit-termination equipment ) DCE is a device

RE: Speed Tip

2000-12-02 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Rules of the game: I trust you mean that you must remember to delete the file from the PC you are using prior to leaving. I.e. you can't leave it for the next person to find. Correct? I have received tips such as Tony's from other sources. If you check my feeble web site www.chuck.to/CCIEAdvice.t

RE: Speed Tip

2000-12-02 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Rats... About the only GOOD habit I have is frequent saving of open files. Chuck -Original Message- From: James Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:27 PM To: Chuck Larrieu Cc: Tony Olzak; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Speed Tip

VPN issues: WAS: pretty cool paper re "myth of Internet growth numbers"

2000-12-03 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Saw this one on the NANOG list, beginning yesterday. Somewhere between indirectly and critical, the issue effects capacity planning, particularly for those working on VPN solutions for employers or customers. Thought some of you might enjoy reading it. Also, you may want to follow the thread on t

Network Design Issues: WAS: Facts, Statistics and Urban Legends from the backhoe convention

2000-12-03 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Saw this one on NANOG this morning. For those in the Design track, or who are in the process of designing "reliable" and "redundant" networks for employers or clients, I thought you might enjoy reading this one. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: CCIE LAB Groupstudy list

2000-12-03 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Paul, how necessary is it for you to be in the same physical location as the server? In other words, if you are co-locating the server now, is the issue the cost of co-locating with a provider who provides better bandwidth and service? Or do you have a DSL line into your home, and are you running

Off Topic - Household Configuration Problem

2000-12-03 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Gang, please forgive me for bringing this to the list. But I am having a major problem with my household configuration, and I am hoping that you good people can show me where my mistakes are. Following is the configuration in question: Process Home Wife 1 (she is, after all, number one in my bo

CCIE Prep: WAS: CCIE LAB Groupstudy list

2000-12-04 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Sam, the first place to start your preparation is on CCO www.cisco.com Follow the links to certification, and eventually CCIE certification. Everything you need to know to begin the process can be found there. This included suggested reading, description of the process, and suggested preparation

RE: OSPF question

2000-12-04 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Under the loopback interface, you may issue the command ip ospf network point-to-point Cisco's implementation by default advertises loopbacks as host routes ( /32 ) By implementing the network type point-to-point, you cause the IOS to advertise a loopback as a full network, as defined by the sub

RE: Help with Access List

2000-12-04 Thread Chuck Larrieu
use route maps and policy routing -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Perry LucasSent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:18 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Help with Access List Here is the scenario...   A 2600 series router i

RE: CCNA Chat rooms--24X7

2000-12-04 Thread Chuck Larrieu
http://www.allnetllc.net/chat/ciscochat.htm I was going to point to the Groupstudy chat room, but it appears to no longer be there :-< -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 1:32 PM To:

RE: Policy routing question

2000-12-04 Thread Chuck Larrieu
May I take a stab, recognizing my experience here is limited to my reading. Original questions: 1. If 172.1.1.1 is down, can the traffic sourced by 172.16.0.0 will be routed, or it would be drop? CL: I don't know. My guess is the traffic would be black-holed. Same as if, in the regular routing

RE: Default route question

2000-12-05 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Policy routing ( I'm starting to act like Jamie Q :-> anybody heard from that guy lately? ) Seriously, having recently discovered policy routing, I have become quite interested in the possibilities. Check out the policy routing sections of Jeff Doyle's TCP Routing, or Caslow's book, or Slattery'

RE: OSPF Loopback

2000-12-05 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Are the loopback addresses being advertised throughout your OSPF domain? Or to put it another way, how would a remote router know how to route a packet to a network not advertised? HTH Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Christophe

Off Topic: It's been fun: WAS: Off Topic - Household Configuration Problem

2000-12-05 Thread Chuck Larrieu
My wife and I have truly enjoyed this bit of frivolity. Thanks to all of you for contributing your wit to this frivolous thread As always, it's a pleasure. Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chuck Larrieu Sent: Sunday, Dec

Off Topic - Ask Miss Manners - Protocol and Behaviour

2000-12-06 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Dear Miss Groupstudy Manners, I have the privilege and good fortune of attending a meeting at which someone who is recognized as one of the top people in the field, and author of a well received book on the subject, will also be in attendance. My question is this: is it considered rude, not to m

RE: CCIE certificationzone.com Mock Exam 754/1000

2000-12-06 Thread Chuck Larrieu
The Certification Zone exams are notoriously MORE difficult than the real thing. I don't think I got more than 600 or so on any of the practice tests I took, and it wasn't even close on my real thing. One has to take the Czone tests with the attitude that you are practicing thinking. You are prac

RE: This is funny... and SO true...

2000-12-07 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Hahahahahahaha!1 I've actually read both of these RFC's. Sure serves somebody right! Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Eddie Parra Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 1:39 PM To: Cisco Group Study; CCIE Lab Group Stud

RFC Reading List

2000-12-07 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Idle curiosity, friends. Which RFC's are you reading? I've read 1771 ( BGP4 ) and I am presently going through 1812 ( requirements for IP routers ) 1812 references a number of other RFC's, of which perhaps 1112 ( ICMP ) and 1256 ( ICMP Router Discovery Messages, 1120 ( requirements for internet

Lab Preparation Advice Revised

2000-12-07 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Hey, everyone, I've cleaned up my CCIE Lab preparation advice file, adding some thoughts from some folks who recently passed ( with their permission, of course. ) Check it out on my web site www.chuck.to/CCIEAdvice.htm Chuck -- I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dump

RE: Napster block

2000-12-08 Thread Chuck Larrieu
As part of some research I have been doing to address some issues I have with a particular customer security design, I've been spending a bit of time at www.trusecure.com , and the related interests Information Security Magazine and the ICSA test labs. What I have read there leads me to believe t

RE: [RE: Cisco vs. HP Switches]

2000-12-08 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Anyone know who OEM's for HP? Long ago is was Kalpana. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Petra Hofmann Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 9:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [RE: Cisco vs. HP Switches]

How Big a router for Full BGP routes?

2000-12-08 Thread Chuck Larrieu
According to this afternoon's Bates Report, there are over 95,000 routes being advertised across the internet, at least from the vantage point of the gentleman doing the reporting. I bring this up because a week ago, the reporter saw 93,000 routes. Historically, in September 1996 there were abou

CCIE Lab Preparation - Part 2

2000-12-09 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I have put together a few thoughts about motivation and preparation. I am currently using this method for my CCIE Lab preparation. I have used the techniques successfully for my lower level certifications, and in various other parts of my life. I have shared this advice privately with some of you.

RE: rip over e0

2000-12-10 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Yes it can. Assuming appropriate crossover cable and addressing of the link. Idle curiosity. Recognizing that RIP updates will be sent out any interface whose address has been entered into the RIP networking process, what would lead you to believe it would not work as expected? Experiment - set

RE: CCIE R/S Pass Mark

2000-12-11 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Actually, this topic came up a couple of months ago. Someone who was highly experienced in networking and Cisco in particular failed the written twice. He reported to the group that the passing mark was based in significant part on the answers one gave in the survey before the test. The better you

RE: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Chuck Larrieu
To be fair, Cisco is a sales organization, and the incentive is to sell you something, the more expensive the better. ;-> I personally know of two high schools, each with fewer than 500 end stations, where Cisco has sold 6509's. The price was outstanding. And it's not real money, but something c

RE: Nagle's algorithm

2000-12-14 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Jen, I see your point. I just finished a quick read of RFC 896 (Congestion Control in IP/TCP Internetworks) Recognizing that TCP is responsible for end to end reliable data communications, it would seem reasonable to think that the Nagle service should not effect transit traffic. On the other ha

RE: What can CDP offer ? (whats ODR???)

2000-12-15 Thread Chuck Larrieu
ODR came out in 11.2, according to CCO. It is covered in Doyle. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Eddie Parra Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 1:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: What can CDP

RE: CCIE exam

2000-12-15 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Actually its done on butterfly ballots, then machine counted, then hand counted, then hand counted again, this time looking for dimples. Next the court orders another examination of your answer sheet, this time with the purpose of divining how you intended to answer on all those questions you may

RE: Off Topic: Frame Relay vs. ADSL

2000-12-15 Thread Chuck Larrieu
My employer has sold a number of these kinds of solutions. Keep in mind that data flow drives your bandwidth decisions. If your data flow will not be disrupted or impaired by the asymmetric nature of DSL, then go for it. One solution that I have come to believe is quite suitable for any number o

RE: VTP cleariffy. Anybody ?

2000-12-15 Thread Chuck Larrieu
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/rel_4_2/config/v lans.htm a simple search on CCO using VTP as the key yield a number of hits, of which this was the first. Appears to be a good place to start. Best wishes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[E

Weekend Challenge - Route Aggregation

2000-12-15 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Just sitting around eating some chicken, catching up on my e-mail. I see in the Tony Bates CIDR report to the NANOG list there is a reference to "interesting aggregations". http://www.employees.org/~tbates/cidr-report.html#Aggs Thought some excerpts might make an interesting challenge. To whit,

RE: HELP: - How to Block Internet Radio Streaming?????

2000-12-16 Thread Chuck Larrieu
You may want to look into third party server-based products that monitor web traffic, and then, based on policy, assist in blocking access to sites not permitted. There are two or three of these companies that I saw at Networkers, but the only name I can remember is WebSecure. Literally, it is ge

RE: DSL Product Recommendation

2000-12-17 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Ask your DSL carrier what products they support. This may take a couple of phone calls and a lot of persistence. Carriers usually have a preferred product they push. But if you persist, you can get a list of several manufacturers and models that the carrier will support on their network. Anything

RE: Weekend Challenge - Route Aggregation

2000-12-17 Thread Chuck Larrieu
OK. No one else has nibbled. And as everyone knows, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself publicly. So here goes.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Howard C. Berkowitz Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 9:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTE

RE: interface null 0 and access list restrictions

2000-12-17 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Jennifer, the question intrigued me enough to want to try a Q&D lab. I was originally going to suggest RFC 1812 ( which I just finished browsing ) but I could locate the section that I thought might have been relevant. I believe, though, that the practices laid out in 1812 require that a router ge

RE: Nagle's algorithm

2000-12-17 Thread Chuck Larrieu
XWindows to connect to a router? Well don't forget Telnet runs on top of TCP too. Priscilla >JMcL > > > >"Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@groupstudy.com on 15/12/2000 05:29:54 >pm > >Please respond to "Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > &

RE: 224.0.0.1 and 255.255.255.255

2000-12-18 Thread Chuck Larrieu
255.255.255.255 will not be passed by a router. it remains on a local segment. All hosts will act upon that address, using CPU time to pass the packets up the stack. 224.0.0.1 is the all systems multicast group. Only those devices which are members of the particular multicast group will take pac

RE: OT-Redundant switches at the servers

2000-12-18 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Surprise! Just had this conversation with a customer the other day. They are buying a new switch, but want to keep the old one on line to be the backup / failover for their single NIC servers. How do they do this? 1) Windoze servers, anyway, require different IP subnets on each NIC in the server

RE: bscn

2000-12-18 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Betcha you can on SOME of Cisco's tests. SO FAR! ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bharat Suneja Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: bscn No, you cannot mark or review answers

RE: A challenge

2000-12-18 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Personally, I just blame it on buggy windoze software, and tell the help desk techs to blow away the machines and reinstall the OS ;-> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:17 PM To: Todd Plambec

RE: bscn

2000-12-18 Thread Chuck Larrieu
At the time I took them, the CID and the CCIE R&S written allowed one to mark and review. -Original Message- From: Bharat Suneja [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:53 PM To: Chuck Larrieu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: bscn Thanks

RE: Last Nights DC Cisco Meeting

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Hhh. I'm looking at my calendar.. did I sleep through Christmas, and now it's April 1? Eeekkk!!! My lab us just a week away! I'll never talk, copper! Beat me, tickle me, make me read Cisco Press books! I still won't tell you! Chuck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Last Nights DC Cisco Meeting

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
FYI Knowledge Net appears to be the new name of Smartforce, a company that makes a lot of CBT's for lots of different certifications. The Knowledge Net home page carries the Cisco logo and claims it is a Cisco training partner. I never had any contact with the senior management of the firm, but I

FW: Port scanning legal

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
This one just came across on the NANOG list. All you firewall and access list jockeys may want to keep an eye open... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Edward S. Marshall Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 7:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Any take on Caslow's new BRS book?

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I don't know if this helps or not, but I just received my study package from Mentor Tech for the ECP1 class I will be taking next March. The study pack consists of Caslow's book ( first edition ) Slattery's book second edition ) and a one page syllabus fort reading assignments. ( And no I am no

RE: Last Nights DC Cisco Meeting

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Hey Leigh Anne! Wonder if they are going after the IETF for publishing all those pesky RFC's that disclose information necessary to the passing of the CCIE? Think maybe Cisco will stop publishing their street addresses? And sue the directory and map services that provide information on how to ge

Off Topic - EEEEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!

2000-12-19 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Got this one in the mail today: Dear Charles Larrieu, You WERE scheduled to take the CCIE Routing and Switching lab in San_Jose on April 7 2001. I have removed you from the San_Jose schedule. - Wonder if it has anything to do with last night's DC Cisco Meeting? Guess the

RE: Additional CCIE Written Question

2000-12-20 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I'd like to answer your questions, but I'm afraid that if I did I would hit Cisco's radar screen, and become a topic of conversation at last night's DC Cisco meeting. ;-> Ah, what the hell... no the passing score does not increase with each try. The published exam blueprint is accurate, if memo

RE: Looking for some logic here......

2000-12-20 Thread Chuck Larrieu
And the logic is? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of dre Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 3:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Looking for some logic here.. spanning tree root bridge - lowest priority (default 327

Over the internet VPN class

2000-12-20 Thread Chuck Larrieu
OK, I think I can try this one again. Through the magic of the internet, I believe I have the means of setting up my lab pod for some live VPN over the internet instruction. Weds. December 27, 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 8:00 p.m. eastern. I believe that comes out to 1:00 a.m. Thursday December 27 GMT (

RE: CID passed with 839, CCDP complete, details inside

2000-12-21 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I failed the CID first time through, passed it second time. On both tests there was a particular question, which fell into a "security" category ( in my mind anyway ) There were 3 wrong answers and one right answer. I will go to my grave convinced that there is an error on the test, and the real

Quickly Find Cisco IOS Feature Information

2000-12-21 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Since the question comes up here periodically, I thought I'd pass along this blurb from Cisco. The feature requires a CCO login. Haven't fooled too much with it. But it appears, on the surface, to be quite helpful. Link is towards the bottom. Cisco Fe

Yuletide Greetings - from Chuck Larrieu

2000-12-21 Thread Chuck Larrieu
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Follow-Up - Quickly Find Cisco IOS Feature Information

2000-12-21 Thread Chuck Larrieu
As a bit of a follow up, I've played with this one a bit now. Slow as molasses in Minnesota in the wintertime, but if one is patient, it can be quite interesting. -- If you're a Cisco.com registered user, try out the Cisco Feature Navigator tool today from the TAC Web site's

RE: what is a CSU/DSU ??

2000-12-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
I presume you mean "gracefully shut down" as opposed to "turn off the switch" or "pull the plug" ;-> Let he who has never done either of the latter cast the first stone.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of netlinesys Sent: Friday,

RE: frame-relay

2000-12-22 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Comments within: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Pierre-Alex GUANEL Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 11:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:frame-relay I have spent many hours trying to comprehend the exerpt bellow (from C

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